GOJWT

GoJWT is a simple RESTful API built with Go and the Gin framework. It provides basic user authentication functionality, including signup, login, and token validation.

Features

• User signup
• User login
• JWT token generation
• JWT token validation

Tech Stack

• Go
• Gin
• PostgreSQL
• Gorm (for database interactions)

Getting Started

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

• Go (version 1.16 or later)
• PostgreSQL

Installation

Clone the repository

  git clone https://github.com/yourusername/gopro.git
  cd gojwt

Install the dependencies:

go mod download

Set up your environment variables: Create a .env file in the root directory of the project, and add the following variables:

PORT=3000
DB="host user=username password=password dbname=dbname sslmode=disable"
JWT="secrettoken"

Replace yourusername,yourpassword, and yourdbname with your PostgreSQL username, password, and database name.

Run the application:

air

API Endpoints

• POST /signup: Register a new user. Body--> email & password
• POST /login: Authenticate a user and return a JWT token. Body--> email & password
• GET /validate: Validate a JWT token.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.